Fw: tubby bass string replacement tip

[Michael Gamble]

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Hello Tom et al
This "tubby bass string" saga has another aspect. There's an old dodge =
I've used to resuscitate old tubby bass strings - you loosen the first =
one off, remove it from the hitch, wrap it one turn round a beer bottle =
(a good idea to empty it first in an appropriate manner) then, holding =
the loosened hitch end in one hand and the neck of the (by now empty) =
beer bottle in the other, gently roll the bottle up and down the wrapped =
string. This loosens up the interstices of the windings and the string =
becomes more supple than it was. You then put the loop back on the hitch =
pin (not forgetting first to wind the string a bit - maybe a turn or so =
- in order to tighten the wrapping) and bring the string up to pitch. =
Then you empty another beer bottle in an approppriasht manner and deal =
with the nexsht shtringth like-wyshe. The thrird bashe shtring comes =
nexsht.. And when you've finished the cashe of bottllesh you go home... =
And schleep it offff.f.f... But the piano is remarkably re-invigorated =
in the bass.
Good Luck
Michael G (UK)
ps I hope you're not tee-totallers over there? It doesn't work so well =
if you use coke bottles.  :-)(-;=20
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From: Tvak@aol.com=20
To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: tubby bass string replacement tip



In a message dated 10/26/03 5:54:53 AM, cedel@supernet.com writes:



  Tom, are you aware that there are universal strings available larger =
than #1



Yes, I do.  Still, my suggestion in the post was that perhaps at times, =
with the right instrument, replacing a broken string with an undersized =
string might be an appropriate choice.  No one really responded to that, =
specifically.

Yes, tying the old one back in would probably be the best choice of all. =
=20

There are plenty of old uprights that have dead bass strings, with =
students as their primary players, and households that have no money for =
a better piano or new bass strings, who have thrown the old string away, =
that might benefit from this technique. =20

At least, that's what I wanted to suggest.  I accept any and all flames =
directed at this concept.

Tom Sivak 
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